I completely agree with you…I did t say I agree with the argument…I'm just saying that I think that's the angle, if they are pushing it…

MookieBlaylock said:

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mistake? - meh saved a mass shooting

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Fortunately thats now how our Constitution works. The guy was a moron, but still has right to legally carry. Dumb to resist while carrying, but if not reaching for it, shouldnt get shot. Cops make mistakes.

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What is the leftist media angle for pushing this video? All I see is someone who has been interfering with federal law enforcement at least two weeks before he died. He was likely inserting him in scuffles all week. They have to think this helps his case but how? To me is countercurrent to his Va angel nurse narrative they have been trying to push

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My hypothesis:

"The gun was present then, and no one killed him…"

I suspect that is the argument that will be made…

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Kinda close, "he never drew his gun while getting his ass beat, so it couldn't have happened the second time he got his ass beat."

https://old.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/1qpva6f/proof_alex_pretti_never_planned_on_using_his_gun/

Nope. Not as he did. Thankfully, he can't be a danger again.

FireAg said:

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I completely agree with you…I did t say I agree with the argument…I'm just saying that I think that's the angle, if they are pushing it…

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Yeah, they're in desperation mode. My wording was meant to make the progressive morons that do to think about what they're arguing about. It's a delusion. Wild times ol boy!

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BadMoonRisin said:

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Alternate angle for all the low iq clowns calling it AI



Much longer clip. Altercation happens around 16:50.

This man was NOT a protestor.

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What a POS. I'd still defend ICE if they shot him just for spitting on them. He should have been arrested and got his ass beat this day.

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Smart move by the martyr wearing the same **** everyday.

annie88 said:

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What a piece of garbage this man is.

Democrats always supporting criminals.

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They don't care who the person really was or what they really did. Instead, they just deify, even the bad, as if they should be worshipped as pious saints to advance their narrative

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BadMoonRisin said:

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Not quite perfect enough to not edit the pic though, right Fatty? pic.twitter.com/WhCuRXylP6

— SIC TEE CO (@SIC_TEES_CO) January 29, 2026

He's perfect, but let's still photoshop him so he doesn't look like a weak ***** pedophile with AIDS.

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Can you spot 6 differences in this photo?

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More hair
Nose job
Thicker jawline/facial features
Whitened and straightened teeth
Tanned skin
Right bicep increased

Why didn't they arrest him for breaking the taillight?

Did they not notice he had a gun on him? He just committed a crime and was carrying a weapon. I don't get it.

Teslag said:

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Sick of this bull**** narrative that the most American thing you can do is go to and participate in a protest. That's not what has made America the greatest country. Being an American is working hard, raising a family, giving back to your community through faith, being independent and self reliant, and standing up to foreign aggressors. That's what built us. That's what made us great.

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Protesting is fine. And is American, as it shows that even if you're against the govt, you can voice that opinion.

He wasn't protesting, so....

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annie88 said:

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What a piece of garbage this man is.

Democrats always supporting criminals.

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They don't care who the person really was or what they really did. Instead, they just deify, even the bad, as if they should be worshipped as pious saints to advance their narrative

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I mean, look at the beatification of George Floyd.

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A video that shows Alex Pretti getting in a scuffle with federal agents 11 days before his death proves that he was an agitator, not a peaceful protestor or observer. If those agents should have arrested him that day, he probably would have been released from jail. Pretti clearly did not learn to stay away from law enforcement officers. This is the consequence of responding to Governor Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey's call to attack ICE agents and loot federal government vehicles.

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Can we share this video?

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annie88 said:

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What a piece of garbage this man is.

Democrats always supporting criminals.

LEFT: Walz says Pretti “hit at the best of us, doing activities that are at the core of what it means to be American."

RIGHT: Pretti’s activities. pic.twitter.com/DrGmVjLumg

— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) January 29, 2026

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Sick of this bull**** narrative that the most American thing you can do is go to and participate in a protest. That's not what has made America the greatest country. Being an American is working hard, raising a family, giving back to your community through faith, being independent and self reliant, and standing up to foreign aggressors. That's what built us. That's what made us great.

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Agree. But looking at it through the lens of Marxism like Tim and his ilk, protest and revolution and violence are what leads to the red road of communism which is their vision for America

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Why didn't they arrest him for breaking the taillight?

Did they not notice he had a gun on him? He just committed a crime and was carrying a weapon. I don't get it.

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As been mentioned multiple times they're federal agents and they're here to enforce federal law to deport illegal aliens.

Could they have arrested him...sure but if they get bogged down arresting every Tom, Dick, and Harry spitting and interfering with them they'd never have any time for the job they're supposed to be doing.

This is where the MPD needs to be in lock step with ICE taking out the trash each time these "protesters" get out of line. It's why you don't hear of many incidents in red states...the "protesters" quickly learn when they interfere and agitate with ICE they're quickly arrested, handcuffed and processed.

BadMoonRisin said:

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Alternate angle for all the low iq clowns calling it AI



Much longer clip. Altercation happens around 16:50.

This man was NOT a protestor.

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Looks like a person who was paid to get beat down and maybe lose his life in order to be a matyr for the cause and regime.

Squinting really hard at that new video looking for the woman he was white knighting for as we were led to believe from our friends across the aisle he always does at his "protests". I was told that on the day he got himself killed that all he was doing was minding his own business and jumped in to save that poor, innocent lady the Feds were roughing up.

Keller6Ag91 said:

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Iraq2xVeteran said:

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A video that shows Alex Pretti getting in a scuffle with federal agents 11 days before his death proves that he was an agitator, not a peaceful protestor or observer. If those agents should have arrested him that day, he probably would have been released from jail. Pretti clearly did not learn to stay away from law enforcement officers. This is the consequence of responding to Governor Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey's call to attack ICE agents and loot federal government vehicles.

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Can we share this video?

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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/video-alex-pretti-scuffle-federal-agents-minneapolis-11-days-before-his-death/

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Keller6Ag91 said:

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Iraq2xVeteran said:

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A video that shows Alex Pretti getting in a scuffle with federal agents 11 days before his death proves that he was an agitator, not a peaceful protestor or observer. If those agents should have arrested him that day, he probably would have been released from jail. Pretti clearly did not learn to stay away from law enforcement officers. This is the consequence of responding to Governor Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey's call to attack ICE agents and loot federal government vehicles.

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Can we share this video?

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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/video-alex-pretti-scuffle-federal-agents-minneapolis-11-days-before-his-death/

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Oh gosh, really sucks when even MSM kills the narratives!

Some progress being made, they're at least not still openly storming hotels

Anti-ICE protesters suspect ICE and federal agents are staying at the Graduate Hotel in Minneapolis and are now gathering for they call a ,’Noise Demonstration’ law enforcement has set up a fenced barricaded to keep protesters away from the hotel @DailyCaller pic.twitter.com/ram2VaMBqr

— Jorge Ventura Media (@VenturaReport) January 29, 2026

TAMUallen said:

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annie88 said:

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What a piece of garbage this man is.

Democrats always supporting criminals.

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They don't care who the person really was or what they really did. Instead, they just deify, even the bad, as if they should be worshipped as pious saints to advance their narrative

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Is this really any different than those on the right characterizing every undocumented roofer/construction laborer, farm laborer, gardener, cook, cleaning lady, etc., many who have been here for years and are contributing to the economy btw, as rapists, thugs, murderers, or escapees from a mental institution?

I've noted it before, and will likely need to repeat it again, but both sides engage in vilification of the opposition to promote whatever narrative they align with. It's how those in power, on both the left and the right, shape the narrative to their respective constituencies in order to manipulate the masses to do their bidding.

Was Pretti a saint? Clearly not. Was he a hero? To some, perhaps. What really matters is was he operating within his protected rights, and if he stepped out of bounds, should the degree of his perceived offenses merit the loss of his life?

To my eyes, the heart of the question is the nature and degree of whatever "mandate" the people wanted when they elected this administration. Did the majority of those who voted for Trump this go round want every single undocumented person, regardless of whatever contributions they may be making to their local communities forcefully removed? Or was it a smaller goal of only desiring to eliminate the hardened criminals, gangbangers, human traffickers, drug runners, and "bad hombres" along with reforms to ensure that illegals were not able to fraudulently take advantage of our social welfare programs? If the latter, this heavy-handed approach is what is causing the pushback, as enforcing the former would look a whole lot different than what we are seeing played out on our screens right now.

The hyper-polarization of our politics is, in my opinion, doing more damage than anything else, as it allows the "tough guys" on both sides to engage in petty bravado and leaving a lot of folks traumatized in the aftermath.

Apologies if this was already posted, but if so I didn't see it. Here shipwreckedcrew provides an extensive analysis of the events leading to the death of Pretti from the POV of prosecutorial discretion. I'm an engineer, not a lawyer, so I thoroughly appreciated the plain language explanations and exacting details that are pertinent to the case.

If you are truly seeking to understand the legal aspects of the shooting, I would highly recommend.

I've decided to open this Article to everyone because there continues to be so much inaccurate commentary on the incident involving Mr. Pretti. I go through the sequence of events and the actions of each of the 4 primary BP Agents involved step by step in the same kind of…

— Shipwreckedcrew (@shipwreckedcrew) January 28, 2026

TAMUallen said:

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Some progress being made, they're at least not still openly storming hotels

Anti-ICE protesters suspect ICE and federal agents are staying at the Graduate Hotel in Minneapolis and are now gathering for they call a ,’Noise Demonstration’ law enforcement has set up a fenced barricaded to keep protesters away from the hotel @DailyCaller pic.twitter.com/ram2VaMBqr

— Jorge Ventura Media (@VenturaReport) January 29, 2026

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Is it just me or are they playing the percussion intro to Steely Dan's "Do It Again"?

𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗟𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗫 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗜 𝗥𝗜𝗢𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚

He runs to officers, dares them to hurt him, spits on an officer, attacks their vehicle, & physically resists arrest pic.twitter.com/Usv8b6UAx6

— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) January 29, 2026

CNN is at least showing the video

Breaking news: New video shows physical clash between Alex Pretti and federal agents 11 days before his death. pic.twitter.com/S2ppJXVTVu

— Erin Burnett OutFront (@OutFrontCNN) January 29, 2026